最近

zuìjìn

recently; soon; nearest

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 3

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

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  • 近jìnnearB2
  • 附近fùjìnnearbyB3
  • 将近jiāngjìnalmostB5
  • 接近jiējìnto approachB5
  • 近代jìndàithe not-very-distant pastB5
  • 近年来jìnnián láifor the past few yearsB5
  • 近期jìnqīnear in timeB5

See it in sentences

我最近很忙。

I have been very busy lately.

最近天气很好。

The weather has been nice lately.